Agartala–Silchar Passenger

Agartala - Silchar Passenger is an Indian passenger train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways that runs between the capital city of Tripura & Second largest city of Assam, that is, Agartala & Silchar. It is currently being operated with 55663/55664 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3] The train makes its main halt at Karimganj Junction for 25 minutes & loco/rake reversals also takes place here. The train runs with SGUJ/WDP-4 & SGUJ/WDP-4D.

55663/UP/Agartala Silchar Passenger
AC 3 Tier
Overview
Service typePassenger
LocaleTripura and Assam
First serviceSun 3 May 2015
Current operator(s)Northeast Frontier Railway
Ridership1499 approx.
Route
StartAgartala (AGTL)
Stops33
EndSilchar (SCL)
Distance travelled253 km (157 mi)
Average journey time9 hours
Service frequencyDaily [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)55663 UP/55664 DOWN
On-board services
Class(es)AC 3 tier (1)

Sleeper (1) Second Seater (1) General (13)

SLR (2)
Seating arrangementsAvailable
Sleeping arrangementsAvailable
Auto-rack arrangementsNot Available
Catering facilities✕ Pantry Car

✕ On-board Catering

✕ E-Catering
Observation facilitiesWindows
Baggage facilitiesUnder Seat & Upper rakes
Technical
Rolling stockICF rakes
Track gaugeBG
ElectrificationNot Available
Operating speedAvg Speed: 28 km/hr Max Permissible Speed: 100 km/hr between AGTL/Agartala and KUGT/Kumarghat

Average speed and frequency

The 55663/Agartala - Silchar Passenger runs with an average speed of 28 km/h and completes 253 km in 9h. The 55664/Silchar - Agartala Passenger runs with an average speed of 27 km/h and completes 253 km in 9h 15m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 100 kmph. The train consists of 18 coaches:

  • 1 AC III Tier
  • 1 Sleeper Class
  • 1 Second Sitting
  • 13 General Unreserved
  • 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Siliguri Loco Shed based WDP-4 diesel locomotive from Agartala to Silchar and vice versa.

Rake Sharing

The train shares its rake with 55675/55676 Agartala - Dharmanagar Passenger.

Direction Reversal

Train Reverses its direction 1 time:

See also

Notes
  1. Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References
  1. "BG Passenger Trial train service in Agartala-Silchar route begins from May 2"
  2. Full-fledged train services from Agartala
  3. 72000 additional berths created by N.F.Railway to cater to Puja rush


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